Laughs Collection

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The Laughing Audience

British King George VI with Princess Elizabeth - laughter
British Royal Family. British King George VI, sharing a joke with Future British Queen Princess Elizabeth at the Royal Lodge, Windsor, England. Date: 1946

Fathers Kilt will soon fit Willie (but not quite yet, hence the universal merriment on the faces of Willies young friends!). Date: circa 1930s

John Street, Hanley, Stoke
Two young boys with their bicycles smile for the camera by the John Street sign in Hanley, Stoke of Trent. Vintage black and white photograph. The area of Hanley is unrecognisable today

Five Bonzos laugh as a small black kitten takes their bone
Five Bonzos laugh as a small black kitten wanders off with their bone! 1923

Five Bonzos roll about chasing a kitten who chases a mouse
Five Bonzos roll about chasing a kitten who is chasing a mouse! 1923

Travels with Baby Date: 1947

The Patsy, comedy, Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Save your laughs for The Patsy, a three-act comedy by Barry Conners at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth. circa 1930s

Edward VIII - laughing
The Prince of Wales, future King Edward VIII (1894 - 1972), laughing in country attire of tweed suit (with plus fours) and flat cap

Charleys Aunt by Brandon Thomas. Much the same design as the previous item, but in black and white, with a border of flowers. Top of the flyer reads Under the direction of the Author

Bonzo - We ve been painting the town red
We ve been painting the town red Bonzo in hysterics as his six junior proteges cover themselves in red, blue, black and red paint trying to become the next Picasso! Date: 1924

Young boy laughing
A small boy stands by his tricycle, clearly very amused by something. Date: c. 1920

Japanese Geisha laughing Date: circa 1904

WW2 - Home Front - Two boys playing on a see saw
WW2 - Home Front, November 1940 - Two boys playing on a see saw - happy and content and not afraid of the war raging around them

Jolly lady and her bouncy pet dog
A jolly lady and her bouncy pet dog having some laughs and quite a few japes outside what appears to be a temporary military building (a Nissen hut, barracks or mess hall)

Eskimo Christian converts of the Arctic Ocean region
Jean, a young Eskimo boy, converted to Christianity, laughing - Alaska, USA. Date: circa 1909

The day after. Licked, and the world laughs at you!. Illustration shows a human figure with a large globe for a head looking at a campaign poster labeled Vote For William Jenkins the Peoples Choice

Valentines Postcard - Locked together
Two lovers are locked together by cupid - they all laugh at the thought of a locksmith being required to break them apart - this will never happen (hopefully....!)

Clifford & Huth, A high born lady Laugh and the world laughs with you. Date c1899

Transformation of three ridiculous laughs. Print shows a priest addressing a nobleman and a lady in waiting on a roadway, next to a tree, with the sun setting in the background

Domestic Servants Insurance Act - Comic Postcard
Domestic Servants Insurance Act " I don t care how often I get hurt now, I am insured." A bandgaged housemaid shows her delight at the terms of the Domestic Servants Insurance Act

The Servants Insurance Act - Are we downhearted? No! Three housemaids show delight at the terms of the Domestic Servants Insurance Act

Barmaid Grins & Bears It
An insincere barmaid laughs at a customers bad joke as she serves him a frothy tankard of ale! Date: 1967

The Queen and Queen Mother at the races
The Queen and her mother in a happy mood at Hurst Park, after the Queen Mothers horse, Devon Loch, had won the New Century Steeplechase

Jovial elderly couple
A jolly elderly couple sit on a pebble-covered hillside by a hut, having a good old chuckle!

India - A happy country girl
A jolly country girl in India from the region close to Bombay (Mumbai), holding a small sickle in her right hand and standing alongside a large bale of hay

The Power of Imagination
A Grandfather laughs to himself as he reads aloud to his two grandchildren, both of whom have fallen asleep in his arms. The imagined fantasy world of the story unfolds behind him

German Carriers Wagon
A carrier encourages his horses with a stick, while behind him a train crosses a viaduct watched by a signalman. The little dog laughs such sport to see

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